diff --git a/misc/services/life_mngr/command.c b/misc/services/life_mngr/command.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..282ee51b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/misc/services/life_mngr/command.c
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C)2021 Intel Corporation
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ */
+
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <termios.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/socket.h>
+#include <pthread.h>
+#include <netinet/in.h>
+#include <arpa/inet.h>
+#include <sys/un.h>
+#include "command.h"
+#include "log.h"
+
+#define GEN_CMD_OBJ(cmd_name, cmd_id) \
+	{.name = cmd_name, .id = cmd_id, .cmd_handler_mtx = PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER}
+#define CMD_OBJS \
+	GEN_CMD_OBJ(SYNC_CMD, SYNC_ID), \
+	GEN_CMD_OBJ(ACK_SYNC, ACKED_SYNC_ID), \
+	GEN_CMD_OBJ(REQ_SYS_SHUTDOWN, REQ_SYS_SHUTDOWN_ID), \
+	GEN_CMD_OBJ(ACK_REQ_SYS_SHUTDOWN, ACKED_REQ_SYS_SHUTDOWN_ID), \
+	GEN_CMD_OBJ(POWEROFF_CMD, POWEROFF_CMD_ID), \
+	GEN_CMD_OBJ(ACK_POWEROFF, ACKED_POWEROFF_ID), \
+	GEN_CMD_OBJ(ACK_TIMEOUT, ACK_TIMEOUT_ID), \
+	GEN_CMD_OBJ(REQ_USER_VM_SHUTDOWN, REQ_USER_VM_SHUTDOWN_ID), \
+	GEN_CMD_OBJ(USER_VM_SHUTDOWN, USER_VM_SHUTDOWN_ID),\
+	GEN_CMD_OBJ(ACK_USER_VM_SHUTDOWN, ACK_USER_VM_SHUTDOWN_ID),\
+
+struct command dm_command_list[CMD_END] = {CMD_OBJS};
+
+int dispatch_command_handlers(void *arg, int fd)
+{
+	struct command *cmd = (struct command *)arg;
+	struct command_handlers *handler;
+	unsigned int count = 0U;
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	if (cmd == NULL) {
+		LOG_PRINTF("Invalid command, fd=%d\n", fd);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+	LOG_PRINTF("Handle command (%s) in command monitor\n", cmd->name);
+	LIST_FOREACH(handler, &cmd->cmd_handlers_head, list) {
+		if (handler->fn) {
+			ret = handler->fn(handler->arg, fd);
+			count++;
+		}
+	}
+	LOG_PRINTF("Command handler ret=%d\n", ret);
+	if (!count)
+		LOG_PRINTF("No handler for command:%s\r\n", cmd->name);
+	return 0;
+}
+struct command *find_command(const char *name)
+{
+	for (int i = 0; (i < CMD_END) && (name != NULL); i++) {
+		if (strcmp(dm_command_list[i].name, name) == 0)
+			return &dm_command_list[i];
+	}
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+int register_command_handler(cmd_handler *fn, void *arg, const char *cmd_name)
+{
+	struct command *cmd;
+	struct command_handlers *handler;
+
+	if ((!fn) || (!arg) || (!cmd_name)) {
+		LOG_PRINTF("%s:Failed to register command_handler\n", __func__);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+	cmd = find_command(cmd_name);
+	if (cmd == NULL) {
+		LOG_PRINTF("%s:invalid command name (%s)\r\n", __func__, cmd_name);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	handler = calloc(1, sizeof(*handler));
+	if (!handler) {
+		LOG_WRITE("Failed to allocate command handler\r\n");
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+
+	handler->fn = fn;
+	handler->arg = arg;
+
+	pthread_mutex_lock(&cmd->cmd_handler_mtx);
+	LIST_INSERT_HEAD(&cmd->cmd_handlers_head, handler, list);
+	pthread_mutex_unlock(&cmd->cmd_handler_mtx);
+
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/misc/services/life_mngr/command.h b/misc/services/life_mngr/command.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d3b6a7a0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/misc/services/life_mngr/command.h
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C)2021 Intel Corporation
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ */
+#ifndef _CMD_H_
+#define _CMD_H_
+#include <pthread.h>
+#include <sys/queue.h>
+
+
+#define SYNC_CMD "sync"
+#define ACK_SYNC "ack_sync"
+#define REQ_SYS_SHUTDOWN "req_sys_shutdown"
+#define ACK_REQ_SYS_SHUTDOWN "ack_req_sys_shutdown"
+#define POWEROFF_CMD "poweroff_cmd"
+#define ACK_POWEROFF "ack_poweroff"
+#define ACK_TIMEOUT "ack_timeout"
+#define REQ_USER_VM_SHUTDOWN  "req_user_vm_shutdown"
+#define USER_VM_SHUTDOWN  "user_vm_shutdown"
+
+#define ACK_REQ_USER_VM_SHUTDOWN  "ack_req_user_vm_shutdown"
+#define ACK_USER_VM_SHUTDOWN "ack_user_vm_shutdown"
+#define FAIL_CONNECT "fail_connect"
+#define USER_VM_DISCONNECT "user_vm_disconnect"
+#define S5_REJECTED	"system shutdown request is rejected"
+
+#define SYNC_LEN (sizeof(SYNC_CMD))
+
+#define POWEROFF "poweroff"
+
+#define CMD_NAME_MAX 32U
+
+enum command_id {
+	SYNC_ID = 0x0,
+	ACKED_SYNC_ID,
+	REQ_SYS_SHUTDOWN_ID,
+	ACKED_REQ_SYS_SHUTDOWN_ID,
+	POWEROFF_CMD_ID,
+	ACKED_POWEROFF_ID,
+	ACK_TIMEOUT_ID,
+	REQ_USER_VM_SHUTDOWN_ID,
+	USER_VM_SHUTDOWN_ID,
+	ACK_USER_VM_SHUTDOWN_ID,
+	CMD_END,
+};
+
+typedef int (cmd_handler)(void *arg, int fd);
+struct command_handlers {
+	void *arg;
+	cmd_handler *fn;
+
+	LIST_ENTRY(command_handlers) list;
+};
+
+struct command {
+	const char name[CMD_NAME_MAX]; /**< command name */
+	enum command_id id; /**< command id */
+
+	/* command handler list */
+	LIST_HEAD(cmd_handlers_list, command_handlers) cmd_handlers_head;
+	pthread_mutex_t cmd_handler_mtx; /**< mutex to protect command handler list */
+};
+/**
+ * @brief register command handler, other module can use this interface to
+ * register multiple handler for one command.
+ *
+ * @param fn the command handler which will be registered
+ * @param arg the parameter which will be passed into hanlder
+ * @param cmd_name the command name
+ */
+int register_command_handler(cmd_handler *fn, void *arg, const char *cmd_name);
+/**
+ * @brief find a command instance by name
+ *
+ * @param name the command name
+ * @return command instance
+ */
+struct command *find_command(const char *name);
+/**
+ * @brief dispatch the command and invoke registered handler.
+ *
+ * @param arg command instance
+ * @param fd the file descriptor of the device
+ * @return the flag indicates the state of command handler execution
+ */
+int dispatch_command_handlers(void *arg, int fd);
+#endif